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Subject : Boryung Wins Patent Suit Against Sanofi-Aventis   
Date 2010-05-28 Visit 5268


According to a statement by Boryung Co., Ltd., it won the invalidation trial against Sanofi-Aventis regarding its carcinostatis substance ¡®Taxotere (docetaxel).¡¯

The Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal (KIPT) found in favor of Boryung, stating that Sanofi-Aventis¡¯s patent did not meet the conditions required for a valid patent because there was no submitted information regarding data, physical/chemical characteristics, purpose, or effects that may be used to verify the generation of docetaxel (ingredient for Taxotere).

As a result, Sanofi-Aventis¡¯s patent was invalidated.

The pharmaceutical industry expects an increase in generic sales of products that utilize docetaxel as its main ingredient.



 

 

 

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